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eCommerce & CRM Internship

Position: eCommerce &  CRM Internship

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Reports to: Founder and CEO
Contract type: Internship
Function: Marketing
Experience required: Beginner
Location: Remote
Duration: 12-36 weeks

At PROTA FIORI we are looking for an Online Marketing & CRM Intern who is available from the beginning of May 2020 for a period of approximately 3 to 6 months for 2-3 days a week. As an Online Marketing and CRM Intern, you will support the Founder with the eCommerce business and customer relationship management. During this internship you are actively involved in diverse online and direct marketing activities such as e-commerce, marketing and CRM. The purpose of these activities is to build optimal brand awareness with early adopters and brand lovers of PROTA FIORI in its launch year 2020 and to realize optimal online visibility of PROTA FIORI amongst customers, media and e-tailers. This internship offers a unique opportunity to build a start-up from the ground up working closely with the Founder.

Key Responsibilities

The activities will consist of preparing and realizing the Online Marketing & CRM communication plan, such as planning and executing email marketing campaigns. You will be hands-on in the design of CRM templates (using InDesign or Photoshop), management of Mailchimp and Shopify ecommerce. Subsequently together with the Founder you ensure the full implementation of the Online Marketing & CRM Plan. You will become acquainted with the day to day business operation of PROTA FIORI. 

More detailed responsibilities:

  • Execute all email marketing from ideation to implementation, including daily design/development, segmentation, scheduling, testing and reporting
  • Maintain email marketing calendar aligned to campaign objectives and customer needs
  • Communicate with the brand team on content needs, copy and campaign assets to achieve our goals and drive ROI
  • Analyze and report on campaign performance & KPI’s weekly and monthly, providing insights for increased engagement and conversion
  • Continuously report and share our latest learnings and performance results with creative, copy and brand teams, helping them optimize their efforts and growing a loyal email subscriber base
  • Merchandise the eCommerce platform as needed and share continuity with email marketing campaigns
  • As role develops, role has opportunity to grow into customer acquisition responsibilities to grow the customer database

Your Profile:

  • Undergraduate Degree (Communication, Marketing, Digital Marketing, Advertising preferred)
  • Very strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Driven and proactive working attitude and mindset
  • High degree of independence and ability to work autonomously
  • Hands on mentality
  • Flexible
  • Knowledge of MailChimp ESP and Shopify eCommerce a huge plus
  • Computer skills: including Excel, Powerpoint, Adobe Photoshop in InDesign

 

Social Media Internship

Position: Social Media Internship

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Reports to: Founder and CEO
Contract type: Internship
Function: Communications
Experience required: Beginner
Location: Remote
Duration: 12-36 weeks

 At PROTA FIORI we are seeking a Social Media Intern that will be available the beginning of May 2020 for a period of 3 to 6 months for 2-3 days a week. As a Social Media Intern, you will support the Founder with Social Media. During this internship you are actively involved in all kinds of social activities such as content strategy, posting, and engaging for the brand’s social media channels currently Instagram and Facebook, and to be expanded into Twitter, Pinterest and TikTok. These various activities are part of the Social Media Plan, which is the annual overview of all the activities that take place at PROTA FIORI. The purpose of these activities is to build optimal brand awareness with early adopters and brand lovers of PROTA FIORI in it’s launch year 2020 and to realize optimal online visibility of PROTA FIORI within customers, media and e-tailers. This internship offers a unique opportunity to build a start-up from the ground up working closely with the Founder.

Key Responsibilities:

The activities include close collaboration with content strategy, day to day posting of content, monitoring of posts and comments across all brand social media platforms, responding and escalating when appropriate (including Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, Pinterest, YouTube). You will proactively coordinate the day to day digital activation calendar, and most importantly, undertake weekly/monthly reporting to measure ROI on all digital activity. You will partner with the Online Marketing & CRM Intern, and Public Relations Intern to ensure alignment. Responsible for “briefing in” still and video social content and ensuring follow up of assets. You will prepare social media copy to be presented to the Founder.

Your Profile:

  • College educated (Communication, Marketing, Public Relations, Advertising preferred)
  • Excellent and communication and interpersonal skills
  • Highly organized and detail oriented
  • Driven and proactive working attitude
  • High degree of independence and ability to work autonomously
  • Hands on mentality
  • Flexible
  • Computer Skills: Excel, Powerpoint, Adobe Photoshop in InDesign

 

 

Public Relations Internship

Position: Public Relations Internship

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Reports to: Founder and CEO
Contract type: Internship
Function: Communications
Experience required: Beginner
Location: Remote
Duration: 12-36 weeks

At PROTA FIORI we are seeking a Public Relations Intern that will be available the beginning of May 2020 for a period of 3 to 6 months for 2-3 days a week. As a Public Relations Intern, you will support the Founder with Public Relations. During this internship you are actively involved in all kinds of PR activities such as launch strategy, media outreach and press relationship management. These various activities are part of the PR and Communications Plan, which is the annual overview of all the activities that take place at PROTA FIORI. The purpose of these activities is to build optimal brand awareness with early adopters and brand lovers of PROTA FIORI in it’s launch year 2020 and to realize optimal online visibility of PROTA FIORI within customers, media and e-tailers. This internship offers a unique opportunity to build a start-up from the ground up working closely with the Founder.

Key Responsibilities:

The activities include monitoring press clippings across all categories including fashion, corporate public relations, celebrity and influencers. The PR Intern will pull monthly recaps and competitor analysis and research across print, web and social platforms.The Public Relations Intern will work with the Online Marketing & CRM Intern and Social Media Intern team members to create both internal and external reports and presentations, including share of voice, editorial briefings and weekly/monthly press recaps. Additionally, this role will maintain and update the Public Relations databased across all functions. The intern will source new press opportunities by researching and compiling media kits for both digital and in-book opportunities, influencer opportunities.

    Your Profile:

    • Undergraduate degree (Communication, Marketing, Public Relations, Advertising preferred)
    • Excellent and communication and interpersonal skills
    • Highly organized and detail oriented
    • Driven and proactive working attitude
    • High degree of independence
    • Computer skills: Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint, Adobe Photoshop in InDesign

     

    Brand Ambassador Virtual Campus Program

    Position: Brand Ambassador Virtual Campus Program

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    Reports to: Founder and CEO
    Contract type: Internship
    Function: Sales/Marketing/Communications
    Experience required: Beginner
    Location: Remote
    Duration: Minimum 12-36 weeks

    At PROTA FIORI we are seeking Brand Ambassadors, including both women and men, who believe in our purpose and would like to step with impact with us. We are looking for energetic, enthusiastic, purpose-driven and shoe-fanatic Ambassadors to join the PROTA FIORI community in our first year of launching, 2020. As a Brand Ambassador you will act as a key influencer and community builder for the brand, ultimately building and driving organic brand awareness and sales to PROTA FIORI in your local community, all done virtually.

    Key Responsibilities:

    The activities include strategizing an effective marketing plan to promote PROTA FIORI virtually within their campus network virtually on social media channels. The Brand Ambassador will be accountable for understanding their local target audience and connecting to the audience with impact. The Brand Ambassador is responsible for brand education for their Campus network virtually, i.e. email marketing campaigns, social media outputs. You will be responsible for increasing brand awareness and driving sales, in alignment with goals set by PROTA FIORI and the Brand Ambassador. You will work closely with the Founder, and Advisory Board when needed, on all initiatives. 

    Your profile:

    • Undergraduate degree (Communication, Marketing, Public Relations preferred)
    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
    • Entrepreneurial spirit, ambitious and goal driven 
    • Organized, systematic and detail oriented
    • High degree of independence
    • Computer skills: Excel, Powerpoint, Adobe Photoshop in InDesign

     

     

     

    If the fashion industry has the ability to influence trends, then it has the power to play a positive role in protecting the planet and humanity. That's a real privilege for someone like myself with my industry knowledge, expertise and networks. I'm inspired and committed to my purpose driven mission and I invite anyone who is aligned with our values and beliefs to express interest in joining the PROTA FIORI team.

    - Founder and CEO, Jennifer Stucko

     

    PROTA FIORI is a luxury women’s footwear brand sourced and made in Italy created on the ethos of sustainability. We have been conceived with the principle that business can be a catalyst for change, we’re committed to building an authentic and socially impactful company with sustainability at the center of it all.

     

    MAKING SUSTAINABILITY SEXY

    We believe in applying sustainable raw materials to chic, timeless footwear designs to make sustainability sexy.


    REDEFINING ITALIAN LUXURY

    We believe in marrying craftsmanship and eco-friendly material innovation to modernize Italian luxury footwear.


    MAKING A DIFFERENCE

    We believe in fighting climate change and offsetting our carbon emissions by planting fruit trees in our garden in Sicily. 

     

    Italian Craftsmanship Environmental consciousness Social Impact Artisanship Sustainability Authenticity  Innovation Inclusivity Diversity

      

    Prota Fiori celebrates individuality and recognizes the need to nurture equality for all. That is why we are deeply committed to building a diversified workforce. With active listening and honest communication at its core, we accommodate, leverage and build upon the unique talents that our teammates offer. We strive to promote a culture in which every voice has an equitable opportunity to be, to contribute, and to blossom into their full potential. Our employees should not only feel welcomed and respected, but also empowered to bring the entirety of who they are to our company.

     

    PROTA FIORI will act as a platform for approachable, educational and engaging conversation about what climate change is, how it affects us and what we can do to step with impact in our sustainably composed shoes, no pun intended. As I build the PROTA FIORI team, we will teach out community how their shopping habits affect the planet today in an uplifting and playful manner. Our goal will be to thought provoke and inspire action by sharing new conscious and sustainable lifestyle choices in a smart, tasteful and chic way.

    - Founder and CEO, Jennifer Stucko

      

    "...I have been so happy to be apart of this journey with you and see your goals and dreams coming true! You are a direct reflection of what a CEO should be — kind, thoughtful, passionate, ambitious, goal-oriented, open-minded, organized, willing to teach, willing to listen and so much more. Your products are beautiful, and you have the heart to match!" - Talyr Hill, Vanderbilt University Class of 2021

    "...It has been a pleasure to give my time to Prota Fiori over the last several months. I so admire your entrepreneurial spirit. You have been a source of inspiration for what hard work and determination looks like during difficult times. Thank you for encouraging open communication and welcoming difficult conversations. Working on the Prota Fiori team has been an invaluable part of my learning about leadership and sustainability in business." - Mariam D. Diallo, MBA Candidate Class of 2021, NC State Jenkins

    "...I just received the 200 Women Book...I absolutely love it and am looking forward to looking through it. I have really loved working with you and learning from you and truly appreciate the opportunity. Thank you for always being so supportive and encouraging. You are such an inspiration to me and I hope to amount to be as successful as you are one day." - Andrea Cumming Ostos, Vanderbilt University Class of 2021